philosophy-of-life

The only thing standing between you and your dreams is ... reluctance.

Occasionally we glimpse the South Rim, four or five thousand feet above. From the rims the canyon seems oceanic; at the surface of the river the feeling is intimate. To someone up there with binoculars we seem utterly remote down here. It is this know dimension if distance and time and the perplexing question posed by the canyon itself- What is consequential? (in one__ life, in the life of human beings, in the life of a planet)- that reverberate constantly, and make the human inclination to judge (another person, another kind of thought) seem so eerie_ Two kinds of time pass here: sitting at the edge of a sun-warmed pool watching blue dragonflies and black tadpoles. And the rapids: down the glassy-smooth tongue into a yawing trench, climb a ten-foot wall of standing water and fall into boiling, ferocious hydraulics_

The tangible and factual components of reality along with the intangible strands of memory and imagination constitute the framework that houses our vital life force. A person is likewise composed of contradictory and complementary forces of pain and pleasure, darkness and lightness, and clashing and harmonizing bands of thoughts and feelings. The web and root of all persons consists of both the expressible and the unsayable. Who has not held imaginary conversations with gods, devils, and spirits? Persons whom enthusiastically cultivate an inner life, ardently experience the quick of nature, and willingly immerse themselves in all aspects of everyday living will experience renewal. Analogous to the heat source of fire, we need the spark of desire to fuel our hearts and the spirit of the breeze to spread our heart songs.

The moment you stop trying to become a better person, is the moment you start to become worse than what you already are.

Living honestly is a prerequisite for a clear conscience.

Live to revel in just another twilight. Life may sink and disappear along with the sunset never to rise again

Life is not about reasons, explanations, interpretations, or solutions. It's all about actions and reactions.

Life itself is a chance.

The universe doesn't waste anything. Sometimes, we just don't have standing to see how events or experiences are important.

A happy man doesn't reconsider life.

Teach yourself. Help yourself. Improve yourself. Enrich yourself.

In real life, the truth is a rarity, while lies are common place.

Sometimes people think the old days were better than today. Even though life was simpler and slower, it was not necessarily easier.

A wise man doesn't start what he doesn't know to do.

Concerning mistakes, follow three simple rules. Firstly, correct a mistake that you made whenever it is possible. Secondly, don't repeat the same mistakes. Thirdly, learn from past mistakes.

Human nature is so complicated. Those who have little, want a lot. Those who have a lot, think others have more. Those who lose, blame others for the loss.

The wishes of an honest man do not stretch beyond what he undoubtedly deserves.

People should respect those who have the courage to go alone through life.